Black Balloon Chords & Tabs

Black Balloon Tab

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Black Balloon
by the Goo Goo Dolls
(tabbed by Julian CHin)
(http://www.geocities.com/SouthBeach/Breakers/6111)
This is a cool song actually, don't know why they haven't made this as
a single yet.
Tuning:
C#-G#-C#-G#-C#-C#
(the tunings are also Db-Ab-Db-Ab-Db-Db, they're the same as the above
tunings actually)
Crds:
D 000000
G 550000
E x77000
D2 x55000
B 990000
A 770000
F# 440000
E2 220000
Riff 1:
C# -------0-------0-------0---
C# -----0-------0-------0-----
G# ---0-------0-------0-------
C# ---------------------------
G# -2-------4-------5---------
C# ---------------------------
Intro:
(rhythm figure 1)
C# -------------------------|--------------------------
C# -------------------------|--------------------------
G# --12---------------------|--12----------------------
C# --12-----7---5---7---12--|--12-----9---5-------5----
G# --12---------------------|--12-------------9--------
C# --12---------------------|--12----------------------
(4 times)
D-G-D-G (with rhythm figure 1 - 2 more times)
[ Tab from: http://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/g/goo_goo_dolls/black_balloon_tab.html ]
Verse: (with rhythm figure 1)
DG
Baby's black balloon makes her fly
DG
I almost fell into that hole in your life
DG
And you're not thinking about tomorrow
(riff 1)
'cause you were the same as me
ED2
But on your knees
D-G-D-G
(verse2)
Chorus:
BAGD
Comin' down the world turned over
BAGD
And angels fall without you there
BAGD
And I go on as you get colder
GA
Or are you someone's prayer
D-G-D-G
(verse3)
(chorus)
Bridge:
F#-G-B-AF#-GB-A-GG-G-F#-E (slide up to G)
F#GA
And there's no time left for losin'
When you stand they fall
(chorus)x2
F
All because I'm
E
And I'll become
GD
What you became to me
End
(Corrections and Comments are welcomed)